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Intel continues search for source of Core i9 chip crashes and instability
By Aaron Klotz published
Intel is still investigating 13th and 14th Gen instability issues.
CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2024: CPU Rankings
By Paul Alcorn last updated
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.
CPU Price Index 2023
By Stewart Bendle last updated
In our CPU price index, we find the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
Chinese vendor appears to be selling Arrow Lake-S engineering samples for $14
By Aaron Klotz published
Chinese vendor Xianyu appears to be flipping older Arrow Lake-S engineering samples for $14 each. You can buy one, but you won't have a motherboard to put it in.
Intel statement blames CPU crashes on mobo makers
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Intel issues a state regarding stability issues concerning 13th and 14th Generation CPUs on 600-and 700-series motherboards made by respective manufacturers.
Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Loongson revealed two domestically made CPUs for China's mainstream market due to independent research and development, having its IPC matching with Zen 3 and Intel Comet Lake CPUs.
AMD's China-exclusive Ryzen CPUs come to the retail market
By Christopher Harper published
Listings of Ryzen 8000F Series CPUs with their iGPUs and NPUs disabled appear on Funtech and PC-Canada, with some pricing, ahead of a confirmed global release.
Huawei's next-gen CPU could rival Apple's current best
By Anton Shilov published
According to a leak, Huawei's upcoming Kirin processor for PCs will feature next-generation Taishan V130 cores and next-generation graphics.
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